Pressure is growing in the EU to punish far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who in recent days posted a video of himself at an execution gallows and said Israel should kill “30 or 40” Palestinians in Gaza every day.
ConflictsA new law in Israel no longer classifies crocodiles as wild animals but as “farmed” wild animals and can therefore be used in prison facilities.
WorldIsrael and the Shiite militia Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, the Israeli military confirms, the BBC reports.
ConflictsIsraeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's mocking of activists from the Gaza convoy is drawing sharp criticism from abroad - and is being questioned by the minister's own boss.
WorldPalestinians locked up in the Israeli prison Rakefet are being mistreated, given inadequate food and have not seen daylight for months, the Israeli civil rights organization PCATI tells The Guardian.
WorldA controversial Israeli bill on the death penalty has been given the green light by the Knesset's security committee, Israeli media reports.
WorldIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to be able to announce the release of all the hostages very soon. I hope that we during the coming days will be able to bring back all our hostages, during the Sukkot holiday, he says in a TV-broadcast speech on Saturday evening.
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